FAQs

What is Lock & Tea?

At Lock & Tea™, transformation is steeped in every cup.
Founded by Sharlane L. Tolbert, this purpose-driven brand blends elegance, empowerment, and authenticity to create meaningful experiences that help women, professionals, and organizations activate.

Hire Sharlane to lead reflective tea conversations, empowering workshops, keynote speaking, and corporate Lunch & Learns that cultivate confidence, clarity, and authentic connection. Through The TEA Method™ — Talk, Engage, and Activate — she elevates ordinary seminars, trainings, and gatherings into extraordinary experiences that awaken purpose, spark collaboration, and inspire action.

Whether she is facilitating a women’s empowerment session, guiding a leadership retreat, hosting an intimate vision experience, or delivering a dynamic corporate presentation, Sharlane brings insight, presence, and intention to every room she enters.

Each Lock & Tea™ experience brews more than conversation; it brews growth, connection, and meaningful activation — one cup, one conversation, one moment at a time.

Who can join?

What topics are discussed?

How do I participate?

Is there a dress code?

At Lock & Tea™, every gathering is designed to spark meaningful conversations and foster purposeful growth. Each event centers on one or two thought-provoking topics that encourage guests to care, share, and dare to express themselves authentically and with confidence.

Discussions often explore themes such as leadership, personal growth, faith, wellness, relationships, balance, and purpose, with an emphasis on reflection and real-life application.

Every experience concludes with a Call to Activate (CTA) — a moment that invites each guest to turn insight into action and inspiration into impact.

Lock & Tea™ offers a refreshing blend of connection, growth, and empowerment — creating spaces where women and organizations find renewal, direction, and inspiration. Through engaging conversations and purpose-driven experiences,

Lock & Tea™ sparks transformation and helps individuals and teams activate confidence, clarity, and purpose in both life and leadership.

At Lock & Tea™, we believe presentation is part of the experience. For most gatherings, guests are encouraged to embrace the high-tea aesthetic — think elegant dresses, heels, gloves, fascinators, hats, and chic purses that add a touch of sophistication and fun to the event. Sharlane will often be dressed in classic high-tea style to reflect the grace and joy that Lock & Tea represents.

If you do not have tea attire, please don’t let that stop you from joining us. Lock & Tea™ is about presence, not perfection. While dressing up enhances the experience, what truly matters is your participation, your heart, and your willingness to connect. Come as you are, confident, radiant, and ready to sip, share, and shine.

For corporate settings or business-focused engagements, professional attire is appropriate while still maintaining the polished, confident essence that defines the Lock & Tea brand.

Lock & Tea™ welcomes women and organizations from every background, culture, and stage of life who are ready to grow personally and professionally. Whether attending virtually or in person, each gathering creates an atmosphere of connection, reflection, and meaningful dialogue. Lock & Tea™ experiences inspire growth, build confidence, and spark positive change — within individuals, teams, and entire communities.

Join Lock & Tea™ in person, by invitation, or virtually from anywhere in the world. Attend signature gatherings, corporate Lunch & Learns, or pop-up meetups, each one steeped in elegance, empowerment, and purpose.

You may also experience Sharlane L. Tolbert as a keynote speaker or facilitator at conferences, leadership events, or community engagements where she brings The TEA Method™ to life through confidence, connection, and conversation.

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Talk

Engaging conversations steeped in purpose and authenticity.

Engage

Join a community that inspires, uplifts, and empowers — where women and professionals engage with purpose, connect through conversation, and grow together.

Activate

Activate growth by turning insight into action and confidence into purpose — one intentional conversation at a time.